it's wednesday morning. thank you for joining us on "good morning maryland" at 9:00. i'm megan pringle. >> i'm jamie costello. we're going to talk about school bus safety. >> lots of kids heading back to school. there are things parents need to know and kids need to know. the experts are here. those who do know. "back 2 work wednesday." joany damns is going to join us. she's a consultant. she's come up with a list of 10 on how to network properly. number 10, this is a process, not an event. so that's number 10.

wait until you hear the other nine. she breaks it down. since its "get back 2 work wednesday." jennifer is here. great advice. last 24 hours, down to the crunch, looking for a job. six things to do to make the best use of your time. al jackson is coming here. i think he's bringing in thermoses, lunch pails. al jackson, if you're nasty, he'll be here from wegman's. and we'll continue our coverage of senator ted kennedy's passing. >> i believe you'll be talking to senator mukulski later. >> i think senator cardin. >> cardin? >> i think mukulski is in the hospital getting rehab again. >> we're not sure yet but we're getting all sorts of reaction. we'll have more on that. let's look at our weather with meteorologist justin berk. good morning. >> good morning. you got a top 10 list, a top 6 list and two things to talk about from the storm center. number one, a hot day, a late summer day here.

phillips beach plaza in ocean city 78 degrees. we have a hot day across the board but we're watching roughly 1100 miles to the southeast, a developing tropical system, national hurricane center aircraft flying into a storm that could get named this morning or early this afternoon. that tropical system could be heading up the coast. and effecting ocean city and maryland as we head through this weekend. mount airy 75 degrees and sunshine. 90 this afternoon for a two-degree guarantee. just a few clouds strolling in across the sky. more on the tropics in a few minutes. 9:02. back to you. >> to our top story. we start with the death of senator ted kennedy. he lost his battle with brain cancer late last night. the kennedy compound on cape cod is where this happened. the massachusetts senator was considered one of the most influential senators in united states history. in nearly 50 years in the senate kennedy served alongside 10 presidents and he compiled

legislative achievements including health care, civil rights, education, a lot more. he also survived the assassinations of brothers john and robert and older brother joseph killed in world war ii. he delivered the you'll jees at all -- you'll gees at all three funerals to comfort the widows and children. senator ted kennedy was 77 years old. stay with us for continuing coverage. in a few minutes we'll take a trip down memory lane and look at the very public life of ted kennedy. we're also going to hear what people are saying today. stay with us. the latest developments from downtown baltimore. pop, pop, pop. several manholes sent flying yesterday and fire officials say four of them were slightly displaced in a small sewer explosion around fayette and eutaw. now bge and public works crews are out there investigating what happened. we know that the gas meters are being inserted in the tubes to determine if there's been any

build-up of gas. three young men from baltimore county have been charged with gang raping three women. police say back on july 27th two women accepted a ride from two men right near north calvert and west fayette in downtown baltimore. police say the men threatened the girls with a knife and drove them to the parking lot of seton kiel high school in southwest baltimore. police say the women were both raped by the men who picked them up. a third man who arrived later. three men now charged in the case. two 19-year-olds and 20-year-old. mayor sheila dixon praised the work of investigators in this case. >> we request that people when they are out to be responsible. hitchhiking or picking up stray rides. we want to deter people from that and use better transportation forms. >> police say a second attack happened much like the first, early morning august 8th. police say she, the victim identified the license plate from the car. police caught that suspect would -- who told police who

the other two were. a man convicted of shooting an undercover deputy in a drug raid has been sentenced. 61-year-old james ratledge was sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempted voluntary manslaughter. sentenced to one year cocaine possession. he was convicted in june of shooting a harford county sheriff's deputy. the deputy was assisting the cecil county narcotics unit when they raided ratledge's home last december. the deputy was wearing a protective vest and suffered only a minor wound. ratledge was shot three times. to video you'll only see on abc2 news. a baltimore city officer injured after she was rear-ended after sitting at a light this morning. it took place at wabash and northern parkway in northwest baltimore. the officer will be ok. no word if the driver will be charged. our overnight photographer pete "on the street" o'neill also got this video of a fire on oak hill street also in northwest baltimore. crews are investigating this house fire that started around

midnight. we're told everybody inside made it out ok and are being helped now by neighborhood services. the board of public works scheduled to vote today later on the $500 million in budget cuts. that is proposed by governor martin o'malley. he outlined the budget cuts yesterday in an effort to close a $740 million budget gap. more than 200 state workers are being notified they will be laid off as part of this plan. notifications began yesterday but officials say they will release all the details as to what departments and facilities will be affected after workers had been notified. this is the sixth time governor martin o'malley has made mid-year budget cuts since he took office in 2007. if you bought a mega millions lottery ticket and haven't checked to see if you won the big jackpot don't bother. nobody did. nobody, not one soul out there hit $252 million in the 12-state mega millions jackpot last night. that means this coming friday night the jackpot is worth at

least $325 million. if you take the cash option that is worth more than $204 million. if you think you won a smaller prize here are the numbers from last night. >> not hitting one? >> nothing. shuttle discovery remains on the launch pad after a second launch was scrubbed. a critical fuel valve forced this morning as second scrub. nasa managers say they won't attempt discovery in the until at least friday. the first scrub was tuesday morning because of unexpected thunderstorms. when the shuttle launches the seven-member crew will help resupply the international space station. it's wednesday. >> that means a friend of a friend of a friend -- they call this networking in 2009, right? we're going to tell you how to best budget your time also while work looking --

looking for a job. and you parents, you need to know what is expected of your children and you when you put them on the bus and why we all need to be safe on the roads. we look back at the life of senator ted kennedy and we hear what many thought of the icon of american politics. explain. oh yea, well for 6 months, customers get all three: fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month. oh, alright, see...

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>> the hope rises again.

and the dream lives on. [cheers] >> on this wednesday morning we get back to our top story, the death of senator ted kennedy. for over a half century we watched him grow up, mourn, make mistakes, run for president, be a liberal leader. we look back now at the keeper and casualty of camelot. >> reporter: to most americans ted kennedy was the staunch liberal with the famous last name. in reality, he was a legislative work horse, a millionaire who became a powerful advocate for the middle class. >> speed up. >> reporter: born in boston in 1932 edward moore kennedy was the last of nine children of joseph and rose fitzgerald kennedy. they would become american royalty. tragedy would touch them. early in his life his brother joe killed in world war ii, his sister kathleen, died in a plane crash at just 28. in 1962 while brother john f. kennedy was in the white house ted was elected to his vacant

massachusetts senate seat at just 30 years old. >> i pledge that i shall dedicate all of my strength and will to serving you in the united states senate. >> reporter: by then he was married to joan bennet with whom he would have three children but again tragedy when just after a thousand days of camelot president kennedy was assassinated in dallas. and in 1968 brother robert, a senator and democratic candidate for president was shot and killed in a los angeles hotel. >> to be remembered simply as a good and decent man who saw wrong and tried to right it. who saw suffering and tried to heal it. saw war and tried to stop it. >> reporter: most assumed ted would one day take his rightful place in the oval office but in the summer of 1969 that all changed. kennedy drove his car off a narrow bridge on chappaquidick island in massachusetts resulting in the death of a campaign worker. >> this morning i entered a plea of guilty to the charge of

leaving the scene of an accident. >> reporter: kennedy apologized in a televised speech and received a suspended sentence. though kennedy would declare in 1979 - >> today i formally announce i'm a candidate for president of the united states. >> reporter: he did not overcome questions about chappaquidick our incumbent carter. in the 1980s kennedy emerged as a force in the senate fighting for such causes as national health insurance and tax reform. as patriarch of his family he delivered the you'll gee at funeral services for john f. kennedy jr. after his death in a plane crash in july 1999. before and during the battle for iraq kennedy became one of the loudest anti-war voices in the senate. just as he did during vietnam. in 2008 he was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and show once again his resilience. while still undergoing cancer treatment he traveled to denver and gave a speech at the democratic convention. >> the work begins anew!

the hope rises again! and the dream lives on! [cheers] >> reporter: ted kennedy was heir to a glamorous political tradition, with more than 45 years in office, one of the longest serving senators in united states history. abc news, washington. >> there are many people reacting to the death of senator kennedy. we start with a statement from the family. they write that they lost the irreplaceable center of our family and joyous light in our lives but his faith and optimism and perseverance will live on in our hearts forever. he always believed our best days were still ahead but it's hard to imagine any of them without him. former first lady said ronnie and ted could always find common ground and had respect for one another. in recent years ted and i found our common ground from stem cell research i consider him an ally and dear friend.

president barack obama said this -- an important chapter in our history has come to an end. our country lost a great leader who picked up the torch of his fallen brothers and became the greatest united states senator of our time. stay with abc2 news and abc2news.com for our continuing coverage of senator kennedy's passing. you can get updates throughout the day on-line at abc2news.com. we'll also have local reactions for you tonight starting at news at 5:00. and world news with charles gibson will have much more immediately after abc2 news at 6:00, starting tonight at 6:30. now you should be able to hear me. added heat and humidity this afternoon. we expect that to break as soon as tomorrow. then things get interesting leading into the weekend. 77 on the board from philadelphia, dover, easton and pax river naval air station. 84, muggy at least at the berlin airport out of ocean

city. compared to our 76 degrees and still in the 60s back towards oakland. a boundary draped across the east coast. we're looking at dry air essentially high pressure building in. we have the high clouds from a weather system pushing through the great lakes but it will be more heat and humidity that builds in for us today. and very slim chance of generating maybe a thundershower up near the pennsylvania line and that would be near the evening hours. there's the frontal boundary, road block in the atmosphere, high pressure tries to slip in and dominate the eastern seaboard. we've got that front. also this old tropical boundary sitting off the east coast. that was left behind when bill went up the coast over the weekend. we have to shift our focus 1,100 miles to the southeast this. system here not named yet. it's sitting roughly 400 miles or so to the north of puerto rico. and sitting well to the east of the bahamian islands but the system now being investigated by aircraft flying into the center of the storm.

trying to find the center of circulation and if this thing does become better organized it will get a name and likely be named tropical storm danny. danny will churn up the east coast. some computer models putting it on top or close to ocean city by saturday morning. that not only churns up the coastline with rip currents but also heavy rain could be expected leading into the weekend. not today though, we're 90, that's our two-degree guarantee. maybe added clouds this afternoon back towards carroll county. partly cloudy tonight, back to 70. mid-80s tomorrow with afternoon showers. more on the weekend forecast in a half-hour. back to you. this is a universal sign of a bus driver, ready? open door. coming up next, all aboard. >> making sure when your kids head to school and they say goodbye in the morning they are safe on the yellow school bus. what you need to know. explain.

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it's that time of year that bell has rung for many students. school is just around the corner. if you're a parent you know the routine. you walk your kid to the school bus, hand them lunch, kiss them goodbye. they are off to school but first there are things you and your kids need to know. if you're a driver you also need to listen up. the directors of the transportation from baltimore and harford county are here, linda fitchet and charlie

tavey. thank you. charlie, we start with you, your school district starts tomorrow. are you ready? >> sure are. our drivers have been out, running their runs and they are ready for the challenge. >> you used to be a school bus cipher. >> i started as a school bus driver. >> what is the one thing you would want drivers out there to know? >> other motorists, be aware that buses are on the road, know when the red lights are activated that buses are either loading or unloading students and need to stop, both traffic behind and oncome traffic. >> it probably has to be the worst fear of a bus driver, anything happening on the road >> it's a big sponlt. >> huge. what do you want parents to know? let's start there and then we will go through kids and everything else you have to deal with. >> i think the biggest role for parents is to teach youngsters to be safe pedestrians. go over with them the route to the bus stop or the walking route to school. then also make them aware that the school bus is large,

obstruction of visibility and they shouldn't play or find themselves close to the school bus themselves. >> that's what parents should be telling their kids. charlie, what do you want the kids to know? >> what is so important is when the driver is distracted from driving on the road it causes a risk. a risk not only for the passengers on the bus but also for the motoring public. we just ask the children to follow the rules we've provided for them. the schools go over the rules in harford county with every student. and the parents are made aware of the rules as well. please, parents, make sure your children understand what the rules are and we ask the children to make sure they comply with them. >> you both work for very large school districts. and growing school districts. do you think that this is something you're going to have to talk about and drill into parents as well as kids? as well as motorists minds? we take it for granted,

putting the kid on the school bus. it's not just the driver's responsibility for safety. >> it's something that we have to instill in harford county, our volunteer fire stations have been putting up on their marquises advices about school buses. the harford sheriff's department has been trailers in movie theaters. it's very important this recognition of school buses and school bus safety be instilled repeatedly. >> your first route is still on your office wall. is this something you think about what with you do? >> i do. it's a big responsibility. i think we take it, as charlie says, we're educational organizations. our goal is to continue educating students and that shared responsibility. >> summer is probably a very busy time for you putting this all together. it's not that you have summers off and can head down to the ocean? >> that's the truth. summers are very busy, i was impressed. i was telling linda that we had

about 80 buses running this summer and then she told me -- how many? >> 369 for summer programs. >> for summer. >> and for school, you have how many? >> 845. >> you have? >> close to 500. >> a lot to keep track of. bottom line, everybody needs to do their part. >> correct. >> that's exactly the truth and we just ask the motoring public to have some patience with school buses and also to always recognize that around the bus that is stopped are going to be children. >> you brought it up, the red flashing lights. i'm always appalled when you see a driver buzz by but it happens, right? >> it does. >> thank you so much for coming in. i know you are busy and have a lot going on. thank you for coming in. remember, if you missed that, if you're a parent and want to know, head to our web site, we'll put all the information on there for you. are you out of a job? and desperately looking to find a new one? we're here to help. it's "get back 2 work wednesday."

how to take advantage of social settings to network and connect which can lead to a new career. joanie will explain. and have 24 hours to find a new job? how to best utilize that time. jennifer will explain. and "cash for clunkers" rather popular. now cash for appliances. it could happen. explain.

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give me 210 seconds and joanie daniels will give you 10 tips on how to network to find that job. how are you? >> good, jamie. >> number one, you say be creative. >> there are so many places in this region to meet people. not just at networking events but you can meet people waiting on line. at race for the cure. on the train. you can meet them in the waiting room. be creative. alumni events, church, synagogues, there are so many places. be creative. not just professional networking, it's networking to expand the cast of characters that you know. >> number two, think who, not where. >> when people network, instead of saying things like i want to

meet someone at wmar they should think i want to meet jamie costello and focus on making connections with specific people, not organizations. >> number three, strength is quality, not quantity. >> a lot of times people will go to networking events and wonder where the people are they wanted to network with. those people are actually strengthening their network. so, you want to have quality, not quantity. it's not how many people you know, it's the strength of your networks and who knows you well. >> prepare before the networking event. >> think about who is going to be there. what you're going to say. bring enough cards. what -- what your -- your elevator speech. how you'll follow up. think before you go so you have a plan. >> elevator speech. explain that. >> that's the 30-second here's who i am, here's something interesting about me that gets you interested enough to ask the next question. and we start a conversation. >> go solo. >> a lot of people think there's safety in numbers. if you're standing alone you don't want to talk to a group,

you want a one-on-one conversation. think of approaching people and talking to them one-on-one. >> i thought maybe bringing a friend along -- but that friend may get the job. >> it may make you feel comfortable but doesn't serve you. >> focus. >> turn off your phone, pager, blackberry. there's nothing more rude than being interrupted especially when trying to make a good first impression. >> number seven, get connected. >> that is about making sure once you've met someone the next thing to do is follow up. send them an article, a thank you note, call them and thank them. talk about maybe meeting up and leverage that initial meeting into a relationship. >> number eight, don't overstay your welcome. >> if you have a plan and say when i go to this things, i'll meet three people. you meet three, go home. say to the hostess, thank you very much for inviting me. now depart. >> what you learned. >> if someone says they are interested in a book group, tell them about the book your group is reading and invite them to come along.

>> this is a process, not an event. >> you don't go with your business cards saying hey, i'm looking for a job, hire me. the job is to get people to know you enough to develop a relationship. relationships takes time. what you want to do is create an opportunity to have the next meeting. people like to refer people they like and respect and the only way they are going to like and respect you, is to get to know you. the only way they will get to know you is spend time with you over time. >> joanie daniels, great job. thank you very much. >> my pleasure. >> you're hired. top 10 in two minutes, three minsz and four seconds. megan? the networking is important, so also is making the most of your time. that is why jennifer smith is here. to tell us how to get it done. you got six tips. get clear on priorities. what does that mean? >> have you heard the old adage if you want something done give it to someone who is busy. a lot of times without a job,

you think you have all the time in the day. set your day like my most important job is to look for a job. get up, get dressed like you have a job, make your coffee and go to work. one of the things is, set priorities, look at the top six things you have to do. list them as far as what is the post important. don't look at number two, start hitting number one and go down the list. be focused like you're at work. >> let's move along. learn to delegate. it's hard. >> it is. so often we think that we have to do everything. there are a lot of people that we're working with that we can hand things off to. learn to let go. when you can do that and pull back a little bit it allows you salittle room to breathe and concentrate on what you're best at. if someone else needs to make phone calls, you need someone else to do some things let them do that and you go back to doing what is at hand. >> got to learn to let go. >> exactly. >> eliminate perfection. these are hard. >> we can strive tore

excellence but when we're looking for every single thing to be perfect we're not going to push the send button. we're not going to make the call. we're going to sit back and miss opportunities. learn to realize that you can to the best you can, sometimes things might not be 100%% the way you want them to be but you can strive for excellence and then move forward. >> ignore time wasted. >> that's an e-mail. how often are we on e-mail? or facebook? or sitting around just relaxing and chilling? how often are you taking calls that are not that important that you can do after 6:00 or 8:00 in the evening? learn to just be very focused and say what i'm going to do is check my epale three times today. in the morning when i first get up. after lunch when i get back. then before the ends of the day. then i'm not going to spend the rest of my time doing that and sitting on the phone and realizing where did the day go? >> you also say implement the 80/20 rule. >> they say 80% of the task is 20% satisfaction. realize how you're spending your time and what you're going

to get from that and just be really focused oen that. work towards that. >> this one? stop procrastinating. there what we want evan to do is set your list and move forward. like i said, like you're looking at -- i don't have a job, i'm looking for a job but treating it like i was at my 9:00 to 5:00. if you're at the 9:00 to 5:00 you're not going to procrastinate. if your boss says it's due friday the expectation is it will be there friday. we want to you get up and move forward like you know what you are doing and don't put it off until tomorrow. >> budget your time. that's basically what this is all about. essential you do it. >> it's the most important thing you have to do. >> it's hard to train your brain. >> it's hard to re-train your brain when you're not on a clock. when you're your own boss and realize you can do it tomorrow. >> do it today. thank you very much for coming in. how many of you own old refrigerators or washing machines? even driers? coming up, we're going to tell

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in a row kenny has seen his refrigerator sale business go cold. >> on the whole everything is down. i would say 40%. >> this year? >> yes. air conditioners 60%. >> reporter: but he's optimistic a new $300 million rebate program funded by the stimulus bill could heat up the appliance industry. it's a little like "cash for clunkers" but instead of trading in your old mustang you can replace your rusty maytag. the program is expected to kick off in late october. consumers who buy a new appliance, anything from a refrigerator to dishwasher to washing machine, even an air conditioner will get a rebate check when they buy an energy-efficient model. one that is energy star certified. rebates are expected to range anywhere from $50 to $200. each state will write its own specific rules about how much it will dole out, but unlike the "cash for clunkers" program you don't have to trade anything in. nationwide the appliance industry has seen sales drop

15% just this year. they are hoping the program will reel customers back into the stores the same way the "cash for clunkers" program did. we're hopeful it will work and bring traffic to the stores. help save energy, help consumers save money and start building the economy in our industry back up. >> reporter: critics wonder where will it end? first "cash for clunkers." now dollars for dishwashers. could funds for flat-screen tvs be just around the corner? kenny doesn't mind the jokes. he says the rebate program could save a year that might otherwise be a washout. sharon al fonzie, abc news, new york. al jackson is here from wegman's. we'll be right back. explain.

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a grocery list with al jackson from wegman's. we've come a long way from brown-bagging it. >> a father of two and stepfather of four, it took a lot of planning to get lunches together just like back-to-school clothing, school supplies. what are we going to feed these kids everyday? >> assembly line. >> yes. we used to go through a lot of food. everybody got a sandwich, an apple and three cookies. they each had their name on

their bag and hope they didn't grab somebody else's because they didn't all get the same thing. we've come a long way. >> man, you had a wonder woman, i had a batman, adam west. not the new fangled stuff. >> the original. >> these are all lunch containers now? >> the mission now is to keep hot food hot and cold food cold for the kids. lunches vary from the time you make them at 6:00 in the morning or the night before. hopefully the night before, give them a chance to chill. i'll start with laptop lunches. this seems to be the most popular. it's in the shape of a laptop. also the same size of many of the books. it's insulated. gives you room for your drink. a nice case that i just happened to fill with a healthy lunch, we talked about eating a rainbow and having all the colors. there's a salad in here. >> salad. and look at that. >> for the kids. you got a nice peta sandwich

with chicken and sprouts. and you've got your vegetables, you got your fruit. this is fuel food. it's not filler food. there's a big difference. you want your kids to be awake in the afternoon and not be tired from some of the food that they would be getting from some of the menus in the cafeteria or what they are taking. >> laptop lunches. i like this blue one. >> it keeps your hot food hot. maybe for a little older child, with after school activities. you want to be able to keep food going. it's large enough for -- this is, we're into reusable. recyclable is ok. disposable not ok anymore. we want to make sure what we send our kids to school with they can use over and over again, bring back home. this is soup. you can attest. i did this in the morning at 6:00. >> the steam still coming. >> the kids can get something warm to eat. not just a cold packed lunch. again, in the same cooler that

you can have your water. these are just for little things. if you want to give your kids something there's a frozen piece that attaches to the top. and, again, keeps the food cold. you put this one in the freezer the night before. fill it. it's frozen. the whole thing goes in the freezer. put your drinks in, in the morning, it stays that way all day long. if you have a child in sports or marching band or after school activities and want something cold, instead of sending them to the vending machine for a buck and a half they can take waters or cans of pop. >> megan likes this. >> the sig bottles. ate swiss company, they've been around 100 years and they come in different sizes, different shapes. different colors. for boys, for girls, for adults. adults love these. it's, again, reusable, aluminum. so if there's isn't a problem with plastic.

if you don't know what to fix your kids, for 200 days a year when you're making lunch, 200 school days there, a book on lunch lessons. didn't think i needed it then. >> what did you learn? >> i learned there was a bunch of other food i could have fed my kids and didn't. just because it became a sandwich, it was an apple or orange and three cookies. >> al, thank you. >> you're welcome. >> he's the perishable manager ating at wegman's. >> thank you. >> you have a nice due date. >> i did not heartate tator tots once. say it. >> tater tots. i was out by loch raven reservoir. we're going to get rain to catch up. right now we're looking at a southwesterly flow pumping in more heat and humidity. frontal boundary to the

northwest. a little wave of low pressure that is probably to get the chance to move in. maybe showers try to clip just northwest of the pennsylvania line this afternoon and evening. could get a little closer to us as we head through tomorrow afternoon but we have to watch out, this old tropical boundary off the coast. i think it's going to be a main player, it will interact with what is happening now, just east -- actually, a few hundred miles east of the bahama islands. the aircraft reconnaissance hasn't come back with a full report yet but are investigating the region. i think they will find the center of circulation, most of the thunderstorms thrown out of the north and east side of the system. it's not well organized but it's getting organized. this would be tropical storm danny, just highlighting puerto rico and miami for reference. but the track will take it to the northern islands of the bahamas and up the east coast, possibly north carolina, even the mid-atlantic, delmarva could be on track with the system. if it vacts interacts with the

boundary i showed you there could be a push of showers and thunderstorms ahead of the storm. we're planning on rainfall especially from the chesapeake out towards the beaches. 90 this afternoon. we stay dry. north and west, added clouds. maybe an evening thundershower north and west of westminster but they should get up to 87 degrees. tonight we slip back to 70 with the added humidity, maybe patchy fog and tomorrow, partly cloudy and afternoon storms and 86. the beach forecast, 78 friday. saturday and sunday 70s to 80s but it will be saturday morning with the best threat of heaviest rain and gusty winds. if danny does what we think he will do. back to you. this is the time to tell you about our featured events. when people e-mail us and we share with what is going on in the community. i love this. pets on wheels. the fourth annual dog-a-on this. pets on wheels is a nonprofit volunteer organization that provides friendly visits from volunteers and their pets to those who are requiring the

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welcome back. we've talked about it since it started at midnight. senator ted kennedy, a force on health care, civil rights, war and peace died last night at his home in cape cod. >> to many of us best known as the last surviving brother of a storied political family. john hendrin looks back on his life.

>> reporter: to most americans ted kennedy was the staunch liberal with that famous last name. in reality he was a legislative work horse. in 1962 while brother john f. kennedy was in the white house ted was elected to jfk's vacant massachusetts senate seat. just 30 years old. most assumed that ted would one day take his rightful place in the oval office, the summer of 1969 that all changed. kennedy drove his car off a narrow bridge on chappaquidick island in massachusetts resulting in the death of campaign worker. and though he would declare in 1979 - >> today i formally announce that i'm a candidate for president of the united states. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: he could not overcome questions about chappaquidick or incumbent jimmy carter. in the 1980s kennedy emerged as a force in the senate fighting for such causes as national health insurance and tax reform. before and during the battle for iraq kennedy became one of the loudest anti-war voices in the senate. just like he did during

vietnam. in 2008 he was diagnosed with a brain tumor but kennedy would once again prove resilience. while still undergoing cancer treatment he traveled to denver and gave an impassioned speech at the democratic convention. >> the work begins anew! the hope rises again! and the dream lives on! [cheers] >> reporter: ted kennedy was heir to a glamorous political tradition, more than 45 years in office, one of the longest serving senators in united states history. kennedy died before achieving what he called the cause of my life, national health care reform. if that passes this year as president obama hopes it would be in no small part due to the liberal lion from massachusetts. abc news, washington. >> with 47 years of political service we are going to do our top five, the longest serving senators in u.s. history.

let's go to diane sawyer now in new york. >> the life of many dimensions of triumph and tragedy has died at the age of 77. >> we've been looking at scenes all morning long of hyannisport where the kennedy family comes together both in times of sorrow and of pleasure. and this morning obviously they are coming together to say goodbye to senator kennedy. friends. president obama got the word at around 2:00 a.m. last night and had a phone conversation with the senator's wife, vicki, at around 2:25. of course, this relationship not just a political relationship, but a close personal relationship. senator kennedy took president obama under his wing when he first came to the senate and as you said, had that pivotal endorsement at the key moment in the campaign that made a huge difference. >> here now, the president.

>> i wanted to say a few words this morning about the passing of an extraordinary leader, senator edward kennedy. over the past several years, i have had the honor to call teddy a colleague, a counselor and a friend. and even though we have known this day was coming for some time now, we awaited it with no small amount of dread. since teddy's diagnosis last year, we have seen the courage with which he battled his illness and while these months have no doubt been difficult for him, they have also let him hear from people in every corner of our nation and from around the world just how much he meant to all of us. his fight has given us the opportunity we were denied when his brothers john and robert were taken from us. the blessing of time to say thank you and good-bye. the outpouring of love, gratitude and fond memories to which we have all borne witness is a testament to the way this singular figure in american

history touched so many lives. his ideas and ideals are stamped on scores of laws and reflected in millions of lives, and seniors who know new dignity and families that know new opportunity, in children who know education's promise, and in all who can pursue their dream in an america that is more equal and more just, including myself. the kennedy name is synonymous with the democratic party. at times, ted was the target of partisan campaign attacks but in the united states senate, i can think of no one who engendered greater respect or affection for members of both sides of the aisle. his seriousness of purpose was perpetually matched by humility and good cheer. his ability to match others on the senate floor for the